Morning Jolt: National Novel Writing Month begins today

November is National Novel Writing Month, an event designed to get people to write 50,000 words in 30 days. You’ve always had a story to tell, so why not give it a try now? Learn more and sign up at http://nanowrimo.org.

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Posted Nov. 1, 2013 at 7:05 AM

Posted Nov. 1, 2013 at 7:05 AM

In the news

November is National Novel Writing Month, an event designed to get people to write 50,000 words in 30 days. You’ve always had a story to tell, so why not give it a try now? Learn more and sign up at http://nanowrimo.org.

Happening today

The big movies opening this week are “Ender’s Game,” a PG-13 take on the popular book by the same name; “About Time,” an R sci-fi comedy about time travel; “Last Vegas,” a PG-13 comedy starring Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline; and “Free Birds,” an animated PG comedy.

Opening bell

The Dow Jones opened at 15,545.75 after finishing down 73.01 points Thursday.

Quote of the day

“Sometimes, the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments.” ? Stephen Crane